Plural of contraction

regular plural

The plural of contraction is contractions.

Forms of contraction

Though occasionally a “flatliner” can be revived with a defib, it is most commonly used to change the uncoordinated contractions of the heart (fibrillation) into a normal sinus rhythm—that is, to defibrillate the heart.2011, Laurence Street, Introduction to Biomedical Engineering Technology, second edition (hardcover), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, →ISBN...
A pregnant woman during labor normally experiences a number of sharp contractions.From the entry sharp
Mutated contractions often form diminutive and pejorative terms, such as "Newfie" and "fundie".From the entry mutated contraction
That flutter in your voice is a vocal tremor, caused by the involuntary contractions of muscles in the larynx, throat or other adjacent parts of the body.From the entry flutter
Chasing and fleeing, though, are not just sequences of muscle contractions—they are goal-directed.2018, Steven Pinker, “Chapter 2: Entro, Evo, Info”, in Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress, Penguin…. From the entry cybernetics

noun An act of incurring debt; also (generally), an act of acquiring something (generally negative).
noun An act of entering into a contract or agreement; specifically, a contract of marriage; a contracting; also (obsolete), a betrothal.
noun The process of contracting or becoming infected with a disease.

What is the plural of contraction?: The plural of contraction is contractions.
Is contraction countable?: Contraction is a countable and uncountable noun.

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